PER UNA RICOSTRUZIONE DEL FORTLEBEN DI SIDONIO APOLLINARE

The Author considers the Fortleben of Sidonius Apollinaris’ figure and work up to the VIth century. Sources record above all his career and his civil engagement. Particular importance has his correspondence, where it is praised not the bishop, but the man belonging to the Roman senatorial aristocracy. From the letters, moreover, we may infer also the reputation Sidonius had among his contemporaries. Finally, are considered authors such as Gennadius, Ruricius, Avitus and Gregory of Tours, concerning relationships they maintained with Sidonius.